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Colorado has the money... Colorado has the money ... However, the state has been spending our gas tax money on pet projects and other stuff. Per an Institute of EnergyResearch report, 16 percent of federal gas tax money is siphoned off for non-road and bridge projects such as transit, pedestrian and bicycle paths and facilities, recreation trails, landscaping, environmental mitigation and transportation museums....

A proposed Macon-Bibb County property tax hike hit a roadblock Tuesday ... “It’s not due to all the social media mess, it’s not due to what people feel ... Something’s wrong.” ... Without a tax increase, plans to fund the bus system, libraries and several county departments could be in jeopardy after budget amendments were made to restore money to “outside agencies” such as the Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority, libraries and four museums ... ....

14 for the Southern Food & Beverage Museum's 10th anniversary "Soiree and Street Party," which is scheduled for Oct ... inside the museum, followed by a street party with food, drink and live music from 7.30 to 10.30 p.m ... Guests can&nbsp;explore the museum and visit the soon-to-open Gumbo Garden out back. The event will feature food and cocktail demonstrations, live music and a silent auction to raise money for the nonprofit museum....

With help from the Chippewa ValleyMuseum, that project is in motion. "Both of our organizations sort of realized that you can't really go anywhere in town to learn more about Hmong history and culture right now," said Liz Reuter, an archivist at the museum... With that money, the museum is bringing a folklorist from Madison to interview Hmong community members....

In some places, using Uber and its competitors aren't just about saving money, but about staying safe. Last Saturday, I left the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece about an hour before sunset ...Do I call an Uber or hail a taxi? I spotted four or five taxis lined up on the curb in front of the museum and thought “Why not?” ... Using ride-hailing apps isn't just about saving money....

Authority board members voted Tuesday to contribute $11 million to the InternationalAfrican AmericanMuseum, effectively completing the state’s funding commitment ...Museum officials say they still have less than $1 million in private funding to secure — the $75 million fundraising effort was split evenly between private, state and local money — but donations have been pouring in over the past few months from generous donors....

CALVERT CITY -- Tucked away in many cities is at least one offbeat gem that adds a bit of character. Those who have had the pleasure of wandering through Apple ValleyHillbillyGarden and Toyland, an unusual, historic folk art roadside attraction on U.S ... While the Holts do not charge admission to their toy museum, they do accept donations. "Yes, we need to make money, but on the other hand, we want people to have fun," Dianne said ... ....

My tenants have to walk in this to leave ... If our former mayor, Joe Riley, had spent as much time raising money for flooding and infrastructure as he has for a museum, maybe the children who live across the street from my pink house would find a safer environment ... He holds the key. Enough is enough ... Charleston. ....

MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — The Butch CassidyMuseum in Montpelier, Idaho, is getting a face-lift. The museum is the last standing bank that the infamous outlaw robbed ... Because of that growth, the museum is expanding ... Konarik, who funds the museum out of pocket, with a few donations here and there, said other expansions will come as time and money allow....

The amount of money flowing into Art Institute raises the question. How does the museum do it? A little bit art, a little bit science and some alchemy ... In fall 2014, JenniferMoran was in her office at the Art Institute of Chicago when she got a call from the museum’s visitor services department. Glenn Swogger Jr., a physician from Topeka, Kan., was in town and wanted a tour of the museum....

Now he, an imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, is being stared at by a crowd of black people at the NationalMuseum of African American History and Culture... He came for the museum, not for them ... Davis had paid some of Preston's bail money and suggested to the judge that visiting the museum could be some form of mitigation, in the way a dangerous driver might take an educational course ... It is nine days after the visit to the museum....